Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-03-11

Pay up your taxes and vote your SEN
timents next Monday.

oke College, died suddenly on tuesday.
He is the father of Rev. G. w. Holland,
Phi. D.. president Of Newberry College,
8. c., and Rev. r. C. Holland, Of Mar.
tinsburg, w. Va.
Mrs. NJ. Virginia Butler. wife Of Mr..
Frank G. Butler, died in Charlestown
on Friday last. The deceased was
daughter Of Col. C. Keller Thomas, Of
Frederick, Md, to which place her re-
mains were taken for interment. She
had been married six years.
Stonewall Jsckson's famous war horse
sold Sorrell" has been stuffed and
mounted by a taxidermist in Washing
tor and Is now Oh exhibition in that
city. The horse Is exhibited to assist
in defraying the cost Of mounting and
transporting 1t to the Robert E. Lee
Camp Soldiers Home at Richmond.
We are indebted to M. c. E. Ruther-
ford, of the Kearneysville neighbor.
hood, for a can of most delicious ex-
tracted honey. Mr.. Rutherford and his
brother have large number of bees,
and sell great quantity of honey. We
can certainly recommend it as being
mighty good.
The Indiana Chemical Company, of
Charlottesville, Ind, has been success
full in cheating number of our ex-
changes. We have plan that saves US
from such losses, and We commend it to
our brethren of the press: Make I'M
known firms pay cash in advance. Its
an excellent fraud detector.
Mr.. j. S. Fleming has gotten in
supply Of Domestic sewing machines
which he will sell at low price. These
machines are among the best made, and
any person wishing to buy should give
Mr.. Fleming a call. He will take
pleasure in showing the advantages of
the machine TO any one interested. Go
and look at them.
The supposed discovery Of gold in the
mountain near Boonsboro, which created
some local sensation, has resolved itself
into find Of iron pyrites, or bi-sul-
phuret of iron. 1t has little or no in
trinsic value in quartz. but has, at first
view, been frequently mistaken for the
precious metal, gold. 1t is commonly
known as fools gold"
A grand concert will be held at Grace
Reformed Church, Kearneysville, on
April llth easter Monday EVENING".
for the benefit of the Organ Fund. Some
Of the most talented vocalists and instru-
mentarists have already been secured
for that event and rich treat is in store
for all who will 60. Admission 20
cents, children 10 cents.
Mr.. Geo. X. Lewis, jeweler, desires
US to state that he is still in business at
the old stand, and is prepared to do re-
pairing of fine clocks and watches, jew
elry, etc. We can recommend Mr..
Lewis as n hrst-class wor kman, and as
he will guarantee all his work no one
should send away to have things done
that he can do. Give him trial.
A very important question was de-
cided by the Supreme Court of the Uni
ted States OH Monday. 1t was that no
State or municipality has right to i'm
pose license tax upon drummers or
travelling statesmen from another State
seeking to sell goods by sample or other
wise, because it is an interference with
interstate commerce, and is, therefore,
unconstitutional.
The Shepherd Fire Department has
just adopted a new constitution and by
laws providing for president. vice.
president. &C.. in addition to chief and
other managing officers. New officers
were elected last Friday night. An eff
fort will be made to largely increase the
membership of the department, and we
hope all will join who can. Everything
nee essary in the way of apparatus has
been provided. and all that Is wanted
now is more members.
An old man stole horse belonging 70
DR.. A. S. Lippitt of Berryville last
Thursday. The horse was hitched while
the owner was attending a sale, and the
thief rode of in the presence Of num-
Der of people. A telephone message
was sent to Shepherdstown describing
the occurrence, and Sergeant VIM. l..
Arthur went to Maryland after man
who had passed through this place, but
he was the wrong fellow. The thief
has not yet been caught.
Last week the first break Of the sea-
son occurred on the Chesapeake & Ohio
Canal just below Oldtown. 1t was
caused by culvert caving in. A canal
boat owned by Captain Little was lying
just at the brink, and it was snapped in
twain. The opening in the canal was
about thirty feet in length, and the
cana. boat will have to be torn TO pieces
to get it out. The break caused some
delay in the opening of the canal for
shipments, anu will not be repaired be.
fore the first of the week.
Mr.. John c. Latham, a New York
banker, Is a native Of Hopkinsville, KY,
and has just given proof OF his public
spirit. as well as his love for his former
home, by donating $50, 900 to be used in
macadamizing the public roads of Chris
tan county, of which Hopkinsville is
the county seat. 1t is proposed to ma
cadamize fifty miles of the roads in
Christian county, and in few hours
the merchants of Hopkinsville added
$50 900 to the fund contributed by Mr..
Latham This is a genuine benefactiOn,